VINTAGE AMERICAN BRILLIANT ETCHED CUT GLASS JELLY JAM JAR WITH MATCHING TOP

Description

VINTAGE AMERICAN BRILLIANT ETCHED CUT GLASS JELLY OR JAM/CONDIMENT JAR WITH MATCHING TOP
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DESCRIPTION OF ITEM
: THIS IS DELICATE AND ELEGANT
VINTAGE AMERICAN BRILLIANT ETCHED CUT GLASS JELLY OR JAM/CONDIMENT JAR WITH MATCHING TOP
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CUT LEADED CRYSTAL (OR CUT GLASS)
HAS THREE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: A BELL-LIKE RING WHEN GENTLY TAPPED WITH THE FINGER, A CLARITY AND BRILLIANCE UNMATCHED BY PRESSED OR MOLDED IMITATIONS, AND WEIGHT NOTICEABLY GREATER THAN THE SAME SIZED PIECE MADE OF UNLEADED GLASS. AMERICA'S BRILLIANT CUT GLASS IS APPROPRIATELY NAMED, FOR THAT IS LITERALLY WHAT IT IS. THE CUTTING IS BRILLIANT BECAUSE IT IS SHARP AND DEEP, REFLECTING LIGHT FROM HIGHLY POLISHED SURFACES. IT IS DEEP BECAUSE IT WAS MADE FROM LEADED CRYSTAL THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS CLARITY EVEN THOUGH THICK ENOUGH TO BE CUT IN HIGH RELIEF. IMAGINATIVE DESIGNERS IMPROVED UPON TRADITIONAL MOTIFS, ARRANGING THEM IN VARYING WAYS TO PROVIDE FOR OPTIMUM REFLECTIVE SURFACES. AMERICAN BRILLIANT PERIOD CUT GLASS WAS THE END PRODUCT OF TALENTED, RESOURCEFUL CRAFTSMEN WHO CAPITALIZED ON NEW GLASS TECHNOLOGY, USING NEW CUTTING METHODS MADE POSSIBLE WITH ELECTRIC POWERED CUTTING TOOLS - ALL AT A TIME WHEN BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE ARTICLES WERE MORE APPRECIATED THAN THEIR MACHINE MADE COUNTERPARTS.
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THIS
AMERICAN BRILLIANT ETCHED CUT GLASS JELLY OR JAM/CONDIMENT JAR WITH MATCHING TOP
IS A VINTAGE ITEM AND ALTHOUGH THIS ITEM WAS WELL CARED FOR BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, IT HAS SOME CONDITION ISSUES AS COULD BE EXPECTED IN ITEMS OF THIS AGE INCLUDING FINE SCRATCHES ON THE BASE OF THE JAR AND SEVERAL SMALL CHIPS UNDERNEATH THE TOP LID WHICH ARE HARD TO SEE, PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR DETAILED PHOTOS, THANK YOU!
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APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
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-- 4" TALL WITH TOP ON
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LOC
: J4
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INV#
: JAR-878
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